County Acreage: Entry Year Compartment Compartment Review Presentation Forest Management Unit Shingleton 41073 2018 1,470 Schoolcraft Management Area: Seney Manistique Swamp Legal Description: Identified Planning Goals: T42N, R15W, Sections 3, 10 & 15 The goals in this compartment include conducting multiple resource management for current and future generations. Forest Health, Recreation, Biodiversity Stewardship, Wildlife and Timber Management are some of the key management components within this compartment. Revision Date: 2016-08-31 Stand Examiner: Tori Irving 12/06/2016 8:34:01 AM - Page 1 of 2 RUBLEYM1 Soil and topography: Ownership Patterns, Development, and Land Use in and Around the Compartment: Unique Natural Features: Currently under review by Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI). Archeological, Historical, and Cultural Features: None known. Special Management Designations or Considerations: Watershed and Fisheries Considerations: Wildlife Habitat Considerations: In general, most of the compartment consists of poorly drained organic soils on low ground. The terrain in the area is flat with a few rolling ridges. The compartment lies almost entirely within the Seney Lake Plain Subsection under Cleland’s Ecological Land Classification System which is being used in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Eco-Regional Planning Process. A small portion on the extreme southern edge of the compartment along the Manistique River falls within the Escanaba Lake Plain and Thin Till subsection. Ownership within the compartment is an entirely contiguous block of State land. Land Use in the compartment is very minimal due to the lack of roads of wet ground. The Manistique River Habitat Corridor is along the southern edge of the compartment. The reason for their designation is to provide an intact corridor along the Manistique River for late successional forests and the species that occur within them. This compartment contains the Manistique River and its warm-water fish community. Standard BMP’s should be implemented to control sediment sources from adjacent uplands. Fine sediments such as silt and sand negatively affect natural reproduction of fish, decrease the diversity of aquatic invertebrate and fish taxa, and result in lower overall fish populations. This compartment lies to the north of the Manistique River and east of the High Rollways. The General Land Office surveyors (circa 1850) noted the major upland tree species included hemlock, birch, and balsam fir. Sugar maple, beech, oak, elm, ash, and white pine were present in smaller amounts. Lowlands at that time were dominated by spruce, cedar, hemlock and white birch. Current conditions show that sugar maple has become a more important component in the northern hardwoods with a corresponding reduction in yellow birch and hemlock. The lowlands appear to be similar in species composition to the pre-settlement forest. In past decades, this area provided food and cover for white-tailed deer during the winter months. Over the years, the food availability within the lowland complex has deteriorated. Deer no longer are found within the compartment during winter months. The wildlife habitat goals within this compartment center upon rejuvenating the swamp conifer stands and developing habitat that can be used by yarding deer. Variable retention guideline will be utilized both for visual and green-up purposes. This compartment lies within the Seney/Manistique Swamp Management Area and the featured species within this MA are American beaver, moose, ruffed grouse, sharp- tailed grouse, snowshoe hare, and white-tailed deer.
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The goals in this compartment include conducting multiple resource management for current and future generations. Forest Health, Recreation, Biodiversity Stewardship, Wildlife and Timber Management are some of the key management components within this compartment.
Revision Date: 2016-08-31
Stand Examiner: Tori Irving
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Soil and topography:
Ownership Patterns, Development, and Land Use in and Around the Compartment:
Unique Natural Features: Currently under review by Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI).
Archeological, Historical, and Cultural Features: None known.
Special Management Designations or Considerations:
Watershed and Fisheries Considerations:
Wildlife Habitat Considerations:
In general, most of the compartment consists of poorly drained organic soils on low ground. The terrain in the area is flat with a few rolling ridges. The compartment lies almost entirely within the Seney Lake Plain Subsection under Cleland’s Ecological Land Classification System which is being used in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Eco-Regional Planning Process. A small portion on the extreme southern edge of the compartment along the Manistique River falls within the Escanaba Lake Plain and Thin Till subsection.
Ownership within the compartment is an entirely contiguous block of State land. Land Use in the compartment is very minimal due to the lack of roads of wet ground.
The Manistique River Habitat Corridor is along the southern edge of the compartment. The reason for their designation is to provide an intact corridor along the Manistique River for late successional forests and the species that occur within them.
This compartment contains the Manistique River and its warm-water fish community. Standard BMP’s should be implemented to control sediment sources from adjacent uplands. Fine sediments such as silt and sand negatively affect natural reproduction of fish, decrease the diversity of aquatic invertebrate and fish taxa, and result in lower overall fish populations.
This compartment lies to the north of the Manistique River and east of the High Rollways. The General Land Office surveyors (circa 1850) noted the major upland tree species included hemlock, birch, and balsam fir. Sugar maple, beech, oak, elm, ash, and white pine were present in smaller amounts. Lowlands at that time were dominated by spruce, cedar, hemlock and white birch. Current conditions show that sugar maple has become a more important component in the northern hardwoods with a corresponding reduction in yellow birch and hemlock. The lowlands appear to be similar in species composition to the pre-settlement forest. In past decades, this area provided food and cover for white-tailed deer during the winter months. Over the years, the food availability within the lowland complex has deteriorated. Deer no longer are found within the compartment during winter months. The wildlife habitat goals within this compartment center upon rejuvenating the swamp conifer stands and developing habitat that can be used by yarding deer. Variable retention guideline will be utilized both for visual and green-up purposes. This compartment lies within the Seney/Manistique Swamp Management Area and the featured species within this MA are American beaver, moose, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, snowshoe hare, and white-tailed deer.
Mineral Resource and Development Concerns and/or Restrictions
Vehicle Access:
Survey Needs:
Recreational Facilities and Opportunities:
Surface sediments consist of lacustrine (lake) sand & gravel and peat & muck. The glacial drift thickness varies up to 10 feet in thickness. The Silurian Manitoulin Dolomite and Cabothead Shale subcrop below the glacial drift. The Manitoulin could be used for stone. Gravel pits are not located in the area and potential appears to be limited. There is no commercial oil and gas production in the UP.
Access to the compartment is limited since there are no roads within the compartment.
None needed at this time.
There are no Recreational Facilities within the compartment. The other recreational opportunities include hunting, fishing, canoeing/kayaking and trapping. The Manistique River is considered warm water; therefore, fishing opportunities are limited. Due to its size, it does receive a fair amount of canoeing and kayaking. It also has some unique trapping
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opportunities. The lack of roads in the compartment provide potential for remote deer and bear hunting.
Fire Protection:
Additional Compartment Information:
Response times to fires within the compartment will be relatively slow due to its location. Fire operations will be extremely challenging due to the lack of roads, number of creeks present as well as the organic soils in theses areas. The compartment is comprised mainly of swamp conifers and marshes.
The following reports from the Inventory are attached: Total Acres by Cover Type and Age Class Cover Type by Harvest Method Proposed Treatments – No Limiting Factors Proposed Treatments – With Limiting Factors Stand Details (Forested and Nonforested) Dedicated and Proposed Special Conservation Areas Site Condition Details
The following information is displayed, where pertinent, on the attached compartment maps: Base feature information, stand boundaries, cover types, and numbers Proposed treatments Site condition boundaries Details on the road access system
5B: Maintain for regeneration purposes5C: Delay treatment for age/size classdiversity or exceptional site quality2H: Blocked by physical obstacle (e.g.upland stand in a lowland area)5E: Long-Term RetentionStand BoundariesDeer Winter RangeHabitat Corridor
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Special Conservation Areas& Site Conditions MapCompartment: 73T42N,R15W, Sec: 03, 10, 15County: SchoolcraftUnit: ShingletonMgmt Area: Seney ManistiqueSwampYOE: 2018Acres: 1,470 GIS CalculatedExaminer: Tori IrvingMap Revised: 12/6/2016Map Phase: Post Review
Report 1 – Total Acres by Cover Type and Age ClassCompartmentMgt. Unit
Report 4 – Site ConditionsCompartment:Mgt. UnitYear of Entry:: Examiner
Shingleton
Tori Irving
732018
*Due to limitations in the current Site Conditions Analysis tool, all nonforested acres are considered available. Future development will enable analysis of nonforested types.
Dominant Site Condition AcresSiteNo. Other Site Condition Other Site Condition Other Site Condition Other Site Condition
Report 5 – PROPOSED SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA* (SCA) DETAILS
Compartment:
Recommendation
* This is a partial list of SCAs for this compartment. Not included are those areas identified under other Department initiatives (Natural Rivers, Deer Wintering Areas, etc.). Those will be identified in separate, future map and report products.
Year of Entry:
SCA Name Detail Type
Shingleton 0732018
1
Manistique River corridor SCA re-mapped using new criteria.
Potential Old Growth SCA RemovalComments
3
Manistique River Corridor, remapped using new criteria.
Potential Old Growth SCA RemovalComments
627
Manistique River corridor, remapped using new criteria.
Potential Old Growth SCA RemovalComments
4423Habitat Areas or CorridorsManistique River Habitat Corridor
Proposed SCA
Comments
Habitat Corridor
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Type
Mgt. Unit Compartment:
Description
* This is a list of SCA's for this compartment along with a 1/4 mile buffer surrounding the compartment. Refer to the Special Conservation Area Map for locations of the below listed Conservation Areas.
Report 6 – EXISTING SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA DETAILS
Conservation Area SCA = Special Conservation Area
HCVA = High Conservation Value AreaERA = Ecological Reference Area
Year of EntryShingleton 73
2018
An area that provide some specific need for the life cycle of wildlife species, including State Wildlife Areas and Waterfowl Production Areas, deer wintering complexes in lowland conifer communities, grassland openings and savannas. Habitat areas are distinct from critical habitat designated for recovery of endangered or threatened species (such as Kirtland's warbler or piping plover areas) in that they are more general in nature, are not primarily associated with threatened or endangered species, and are not covered by species recovery plans that are developed in cooperation with Federal agencies.
Habitat AreaSCA
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Level 4 Cover Type Acres
StandAge
SizeDensity
BA Range
Mgt. Unit Report 7 – Forested Stands Compartment:Stand
GeneralComments:
Year of Entry:Shingleton
201873
3 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
36.0 96 Unspecified This stand was left as retention in the Little Buddy Sale #41-002-12-01. The sale was prepped by Upper Michigan Land
Management and Wildlife Services as part of the Pilot Project. The stands have a site condition for long term retention.
4 6117 - Lowland Deciduous, Mixed
Coniferous
Poletimber Well
18.2 85 81-110
5 6117 - Lowland Deciduous, Mixed
Coniferous
Poletimber Well
24.3 85 51-80
6 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
4.5 108 171-200
7 4115 - Y.Birch, Hemlock NH
Sawtimber Well
118.1 85 81-110
8 6128 - Lowland Coniferous, Mixed
Deciduous
Poletimber Well
28.9 94 51-80
9 6117 - Lowland Deciduous, Mixed
Coniferous
Poletimber Well
15.0 86 51-80
10 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
32.5 84 81-110
11 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
12.7 111 111-140
12 6116 - Lowland Birch Poletimber Well
3.0 85 51-80
13 6116 - Lowland Birch Poletimber Well
5.2 86 51-80
14 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
3.4 90 111-140
15 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
18.5 93 111-140
16 6128 - Lowland Coniferous, Mixed
Deciduous
Sawtimber Well
21.1 151 81-110
17 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
6.9 93 111-140
18 6132 - Mixed Lowland Forest with Cedar
Poletimber Poor
73.5 93 1-50
21 6124 - Lowland Spruce-Fir
Poletimber Well
13.6 94 141-170
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Level 4 Cover Type Acres
StandAge
SizeDensity
BA Range
Mgt. Unit Report 7 – Forested Stands Compartment:Stand
GeneralComments:
Year of Entry:Shingleton
201873
22 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
262.3 140 171-200 Stand had extensive cuttings occur in the 50s and 60s. The cuttings were narrow strip cuts. Most of the regeneration is fir and
some cedar.
23 6117 - Lowland Deciduous, Mixed
Coniferous
Poletimber Well
1.6 85 81-110
24 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
10.6 78 51-80
25 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
11.1 88 Unspecified This stand was left as retention in the Little Buddy Sale #41-002-12-01. The sale was prepped by Upper Michigan Land
Management and Wildlife Services as part of the Pilot Project. The stands have a site condition for long term retention.
28 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Medium
9.1 116 1-50
29 6132 - Mixed Lowland Forest with Cedar
Poletimber Poor
10.0 116 1-50 Most of stand is dead due to beaver activity.
30 4113 - R.Maple, Conifer Poletimber Well
9.1 179 51-80 Stand cut under contract 34-00, Mad Hawk Sale. Stand was cut winter 2003.
33 6132 - Mixed Lowland Forest with Cedar
Poletimber Well
23.5 88 111-140
35 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
1.2 90 111-140
36 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
2.0 90 111-140
37 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
1.4 90 111-140
38 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
2.0 90 111-140
39 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Medium
2.3 90 51-80
40 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Medium
1.4 90 51-80
41 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Medium
1.9 90 51-80
43 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Poor
3.8 108 1-50 Stand is an old cutting from the 50's or 60's that failed and all that is left is some residual stunted cedar.
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Level 4 Cover Type Acres
StandAge
SizeDensity
BA Range
Mgt. Unit Report 7 – Forested Stands Compartment:Stand
GeneralComments:
Year of Entry:Shingleton
201873
44 6117 - Lowland Deciduous, Mixed
Coniferous
Poletimber Well
9.2 80 81-110
45 6117 - Lowland Deciduous, Mixed
Coniferous
Poletimber Well
6.9 80 81-110
46 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Medium
1.0 90 51-80
50 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
4.1 100 111-140
53 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
14.3 111 141-170
55 6117 - Lowland Deciduous, Mixed
Coniferous
Poletimber Medium
7.0 56 51-80
56 6124 - Lowland Spruce-Fir
Poletimber Poor
6.4 52 1-50
58 6123 - Lowland Fir Poletimber Poor
12.9 80 1-50 Very poor quality stand.
78 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
3.8 121 Unspecified This stand was left as retention in the Little Buddy Sale #41-002-12-01. The sale was prepped by Upper Michigan Land
Management and Wildlife Services as part of the Pilot Project. The stands have a site condition for long term retention.
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Cover Type Acres
Mgt. Unit Report 8 – Nonforested Stands Compartment:
Stand General Comments:
Year of Entry:
Managed Site
Shingleton 732018
1 8.3 Oxbow lake500 - Water No
2 6.4 Oxbow lake 500 - Water No
19 192.56229 - Mixed lowland shrub No
20 121.4 This stand is part a Pilot Project and is fiinally on proposal, 41-002-12-01 Little Buddy Sale prepared by Upper Michigan Land Management & Wildlife Services. Sale is
complete. TCR date 8/25/2014. The stand was seeded by UMLMWS under FTP C41-1547.
6229 - Mixed lowland shrub
26 33.3 The stand is part a Pilot Project and was cut as part of the Little Buddy Sale # 41-002-12-01 prepared by Upper Michigan Land Management & Wildlife Services. The stand was seeded under FTP C41-1547 in 2014. The follow-up monitoring will be conducted
by UMLMWS per the Pilot Project Contract.
6229 - Mixed lowland shrub No
27 109.2 The stand is part a Pilot Project and was cut as part of the Little Buddy Sale # 41-002-12-01 (TCR 8/25/2014) prepared by Upper Michigan Land Management & Wildlife